The job market is brutal, but some IT specializations remain in high demand. Many of the hottest roles and skills address issues specific to survival, such as productivity, efficiency and process improvement. Most relevant are those experts who can use technology to help drive profit. Read...
“This system will be implemented, sooner or later, since it will be part of the mechanism to control the people. ”First, control all the medical records. Next, control access to the records by use of a card containing an RFID chip. After enough folks lose,...
The former Lunar Corp., now known as GE Healthcare Lunar, will be closing operations at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison in June and consolidating functions at the GE Healthcare facility located at 3030 Ohmeda Drive in Madison. Read more...
Apple, Inc. shares dropped as much as 10% Wednesday evening after the technology company said that Chief Executive Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Read more...
Madison, Wis. - Wisconsin's successful program to provide tax credits to investors in qualified early stage deals will the topic of a panel discussion at the Tuesday, Jan. 20 luncheon meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton...
Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's administration today announced its new plan to tax the revenues of most Wisconsin hospitals to bring in about $300 million more in federal aid. That cash would be used to increase reimbursements rates for hospitals who treat Medicaid patients and help fix...
Who will run Apple after its visionary chief executive and product guru Steve Jobs leaves? The question has been hanging over the company since last summer when Jobs appeared onstage at a conference looking terribly ill. Jobs, 53, underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer four years ago,...
President-elect Barack Obama announced as part of his economic stimulus plan that he wants all U.S. residents to have electronic health records within five years. When questioned, Obama said that he hoped to begin the economic stimulus package through Congress as early as his first week...
A 20-year-old Madison biotechnology company will close by Dec. 31. Emd Chemicals - formerly Novagen - 441 Charmany Drive, told its 70 employees Thursday their jobs will end and their work will be consolidated into the company's San Diego site, part of a major restructuring that...
The state has given a six-figure job to a technology official who was fired five years ago by the Legislature after an audit questioned his management abilities and said he entered into a $1 million annual contract without getting bids. After his firing, Mark Wahl worked...